AI Is Heating Up in the Triangle in 2026

Hello AI Enthusiasts,

Happy 2026! We are so excited about what the year holds for AI and for the All Things AI community. The countdown is on for All Things AI 2026, and we are sorting through over 200 speakers to bring you the best in the industry to talk about AI and how it’s evolving.

🎟️ Get your tickets before prices increase: 2026.allthingsai.org

But what makes All Things AI different is that it’s not a one-and-done conference; it’s a year-long program with meetups and other learning and networking opportunities.

That’s why we are providing several online and live opportunities to learn about AI.

Starting in 2026, we are launching the All Things AI Lunch and Learn Series.

30 minutes. One topic. Real knowledge from real practitioners.

The All Things AI Lunch & Learn Series brings community members together during the workday to share practical AI knowledge, lessons learned, and emerging ideas. No fluff. No hour-long commitments. Just focused on learning you can apply immediately.

Generative AI is powerful, but it shouldn't be your hammer for every nail. This talk explores how to reclaim speed and precision by offloading specific tasks to specialized, local models. We will demonstrate how to combine the raw speed of ModernBERT and Isolation Forests with the reasoning capabilities of local LLMs and the eyes of computer vision. Walk away with a blueprint for building private, "air-gapped" agents that can see, analyze, and report in real-time.

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Meta's $2B+ acquisition of Manus AI signals the shift from conversational AI to autonomous agents that complete entire tasks—research, presentations, data analysis—without constant supervision. This session demonstrates production-tested workflows, including a style-matching presentation method that combines human content direction with AI design execution, delivering polished decks in under 20 minutes. Attendees leave with immediately actionable frameworks plus honest guidance on current limitations and when traditional AI tools remain the better choice.

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This workshop is for leaders, managers, and professionals who: Rolled out Copilot and saw adoption stall. Have teams with "access" but aren't getting value, and are paying for unused seats. Tried group training and watched it fade after two weeks. Need to show ROI on AI investments.

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Ready to share your knowledge with the All Things AI community?
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In 2025, 1,600 people packed into All Things AI and walked away transformed.

In 2026, we're doubling down—3,000+ attendees, expanded tracks, and the biggest names in enterprise AI.

Two days. Training from industry leaders. Talks from AI experts. Zero fluff. All signal.

All Things AI isn't another conference where vendors read slides. Our unique conference is where practitioners share what's actually working. Where executives learn frameworks they can implement Monday morning. Where the builders, buyers, and believers of AI collide.

The 2026 schedule drops soon.

But the smart money isn't waiting. The tickets are going up tonight, so make sure to get yours today.

Early bird tickets are available now—and if 2025 taught us anything, they won't last.

🎟️ Get your tickets before prices increase: 2026.allthingsai.org

Research Triangle Park's premier AI conference. The one live AI event you don't want to miss in 2026.

On the evening of January 13, the RTP tech community will focus on AI for All Things Open Spacewalk. The event will feature 5-6 world-class speakers discussing the "one big thing" they feel the audience should be aware of / educate themselves on / know more about as we move into 2026. Talks will be 10 minutes each on the big IMAX stage, and slides will be projected onto the HUGE IMAX screen. It's a (very) cool experience.

Speakers:

Here’s the speakers so far, but we’ve got a few surprises coming.

All Things Open uses this event annually to announce the upcoming year's ATO schedule, to feature a world-class program and speaker(s), and to give away some pretty amazing swag. We hope you'll join us.

Doors open at 5:30 pm ET for networking and food and beverages, and live programming in the IMAX theater begins at 6:30 pm ET sharp!

🪑Save Your Seat Today!

*Limited (free) food and beverages will be available onsite - pizza and drinks. We're also giving away a lot of swag - t-shirts, hats, stickers. Arrive early to ensure you get something.

We hope to see you at many of these events to meet and learn with the Triangle AI community.

Your Conference Creators and Friends,